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Accreditation is an ongoing process and a new assessment is required every three years.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Central Jail was initially accredited with FCAC in 2011. The Manatee County Central Jail is also accredited nationally by the American Correctional Association and certified compliant with the federal standards of the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

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11-year-old girl held at gunpoint, handcuffed by police

The Grand Rapids, Michigan, Police Department has opened an internal investigation after officers held an 11-year-old girl at gunpoint, handcuffed her and put her in the back of a cruiser during a search for a stabbing suspect last week.